ˌcorn-ˈmarigold
Popular name of Chrysanthemum segetum, a plant with bright yellow flowers, common as a weed amongst corn.
| 1597 Gerarde Herbal ccxliv. §i. 605 Corne Marigold..hath a soft stalke, hollow, and of a greene colour, whereupon doe growe great leaues. 1727 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Ficoides, The Crysanthemum or Corn-marigold. 1861 Miss Pratt Flower. Pl. III. 313 Corn Marigold..with its bright yellow blooms. |